Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Card Draw

Zoe Ley
Apr 14, 2026
The 10 Best Prepared Cards in Secrets of Strixhaven
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven looks like it'll have some very strong cards for Commander. But which ones are the best?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Peer into the Abyss
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
82%synergy
Howling Mine
80%inclusion66 decks82 decks
77%synergy
Underworld Dreams
82%inclusion67 decks82 decks
76%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
74%inclusion61 decks82 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
80%inclusion66 decks82 decks
70%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
69%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
64%synergy
Sanguine Bond
73%inclusion60 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Dark Deal
72%inclusion59 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Damnable Pact
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion73 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion67 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
79%inclusion65 decks82 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
78%inclusion64 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
74%inclusion61 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
55%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion56 decks82 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion55 decks82 decks
60%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
37%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
65%inclusion53 decks82 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
62%inclusion51 decks82 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion33 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Fate Unraveler
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
60%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
57%synergy
Master of the Feast
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
41%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
38%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
43%inclusion35 decks82 decks
31%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Dread Presence
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Elder Brain
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Witch of the Moors
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
20%inclusion16 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Howling Golem
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-14%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Rollick
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Blood Pact
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
44%synergy
Infernal Grasp
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Defile
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Go for the Throat
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion22 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-17%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Necrologia
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-19%synergy
Doom Blade
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion50 decks82 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
48%inclusion39 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion34 decks82 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion32 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion19 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Pact
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Curse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-21%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
Dread Return
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion48 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Font of Mythos
55%inclusion45 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Temple Bell
50%inclusion41 decks82 decks
48%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
33%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion26 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30%inclusion25 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Horn of Greed
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
28%synergy
Mithril Coat
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
10%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion38 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Greed
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
19%synergy
Necrodominance
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Lich's Mastery
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Waste Not
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-13%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Oubliette
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Oppression
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
44%inclusion36 decks82 decks
42%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
27%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74%inclusion61 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion60 decks82 decks
43%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
63%inclusion52 decks82 decks
53%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion44 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
52%inclusion43 decks82 decks
50%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion42 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion37 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion29 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
28%inclusion23 decks82 decks
20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion20 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion12 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion11 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-12%synergy
Vesuva
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion76 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion58 decks82 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion46 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion30 decks82 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion24 decks82 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
-0%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion80 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion21 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion18 decks82 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion17 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
-2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-1%synergy